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68 The Glad Tidings of the Messiah (pbuh)

She said: "My Lord, how can I have a son when no man has
yet touched me?" He said: "It will be so." Allah creates
whatever He wills. When He decides on something, He
just says to it "Be!" and it is. (Surah Al 'Imran, 47)
Gabriel replied that Allah has the power to do anything and
that He needs only to say "Be!" and it is. This is how Mary con-
ceived Jesus (pbuh)—by the will of Allah and without ever being
touched by a man. Her pregnancy was created independent of the
worldly order in a miraculous way. As our Lord reveals, after re-
ceiving this good news, Mary withdrew to somewhere quiet. Allah
supported her during that time in every way and provided all that
a pregnant woman could wish for psychologically as well as mate-
rially. He made her withdraw from her people, who would not
have been able to comprehend her situation, and thereby pre-
vented the physical or spiritual damage that they could have
caused her.

THE PROPHET JESUS' (PBUH) BIRTH

In the Qur'an, Allah draws the attention to the fact that the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was unique in every respect. First of all, he
was born without a father. Through His angels, Allah revealed to
Mary before The Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) birth that her son would be
the Messiah (pbuh) and have many other Allah-given qualities as
well. In fact, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) had the honor of being
called "Allah's Word":
The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the Messenger
of Allah and His Word, which He cast into Mary, and a
Spirit from Him. (Surat an-Nisa', 171)
When the angels said: "Mary, your Lord gives you good